The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-02
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of Alb
beyiile. s. C., for the Year 1887.

DE IT ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
II and Wardcns of the Town of Abbeville,
s. G.. in Council assembled. and BY authority
the manner hereinafter named shall he raised
and paiG into the treasury of she Town Coun-
Gil for The uses and purposes thereof for the
year 1887.
SECTION /. On every one hundred dollars
Of the cash value Of all real and personal es-
tate within the incorporation OF the said Town
of Abbevile the sum Of fifteen cents.
SEC .. On each billiard and pool table or
ten pin alley kept for hire the sum of Twenty.
five Dollars on the first table or alley and
Twenty-Five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. On,
each bagatele table Kept for hire the sum OF
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. 3. For each license to retail sprituotrs,
liquors In the Town of Abheville the sum OF
Two Hundred Dollars for the year, beginning
with the first day OF January, 1857, and end.
Ing on The first day Of January, 1883. The said
sums payable IN three equal installments IN
advance, said dealer or dealers To give bond
and security for payment Of said sum OF mon.
ey, and II at any time during the year the said
dealer OF dealers should 60 out OF business the
whole nmolnt OF Two Hundred Dollars shall
Immediately become due and payable, and
whole or any part of the year shall pay tho
whole sum Of Two Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 4. That all male persons between the
ages of sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable to earn n support, are liable
to road duty and shall be required to work
on the roads, sidewalks, and streets Within
the Incorporation of the Town Of Abbevil1e
five days under the direction of the Town
Council. The com utatiOn for said road du-
~ to be the sum OF Two Dollars to be poid at
the time of payment OF other taxes, 10 VIII, on
or before the first day of March. All persons
refusing or falling 10 work five full days to he
accepted and approved BY the Council OF pay
the abtve communication shall be liable to pay
such fine and penalty as the Council may I'M
SEC. S. That all itinerant auctioneers, ped.
dlers, and other transient persons, except
venders of farm produce raised In the CouB-
ty, offering at retail any goods whatsoever Tor
sale. shall pay license OF not more than
Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than One Dollar
per day.
OF One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibition: and all other shows. including
what nre commonly known as siie-shows at.
tached TO circus, shall pay n license OF not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
SEC. !. That all returns shall he made un-
der oath on or before the first day OF Febru-
able on or before the first day. OF March. 1887.
II any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment or the taxes herein levied with
in the time specified the Treasury OF the
Town Council Is hereby authorized and re.
qnired to add twenty per ce,ltu'm penalty, ana
Ii The tax with the penalty Is not pnid,within
| thirty days thereafter, It shall be the duty OF
tinns therefor Immediately and collect The
same by due process of law, rs provided in
the charter of said Town OF Abbeville.
SEC. s. The Town Council or q quorom
thereof shall constitute a board OF assessors
to afIlx the value Of property returned for
taxation.
SEC. Q. Ifany person or persons shall rcfuso
or neglect to make a return OF their property
for tn xation within the time prescribed here.
In. the return OF last year with twenty PER
ccnfnm added shall be deemed and taken by
the Treasurer 10 he the true vnlue of their
property for taxation and 1t shall be assessed
at that rate.
Done and Ratified in Council and the seal OF
the Town Council affixed this dny OF Jam
uary, eighteen hundred and eighty seven.
W. G. MCGOWAN.
JONES F. MILLER, Intcndant.
Secretary.
JQn, s. 1887,